Fixing the United States healthcare system in just 5 minutes sounds like the stuff of myth and legends but Eva Lana Minkoff thinks she might just have a solution. Imagine a world where you leave the doctor’s office actually feeling heard, validated, and confident in the care you received. Eva thinks that could be our reality with just a few minor adjustments. With her … [Read more...]
Bruce Willis quits acting after aphasia diagnosis – but what is this condition? | Newshub
Bruce Willis has called it quits on acting after a recent aphasia diagnosis - but what is this condition? Kate Milford from Aphasia New Zealand explains it's like "being dropped into a country where you don't speak the language". ➡️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/NewshubYouTube You're joining us on the official YouTube channel for Discovery NZ's Newshub. Here you will find … [Read more...]
Bruce Willis diagnosed with aphasia | ABCNL
Speech-language pathologist at the Shepherd Center, Amy Waite, discusses what aphasia is and what treatment options are out there for the communication disorder. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream: https://bit.ly/3rzBHum SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE on http://abcnews.go.com/ LIKE ABC News on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/abcnews FOLLOW ABC News on … [Read more...]
Qu’est-ce que l’aphasie, le trouble dont souffre Bruce Willis ?
Mercredi 30 mars, les proches de Bruce Willis ont annoncé que l'acteur mettait fin à sa carrière en raison d'une aphasie. Cette nouvelle met en lumière ce trouble du langage peu connu qui touche pourtant plus de 300 000 Français. « L'aphasie désigne une atteinte totale ou partielle du langage consécutive à une lésion cérébrale », souligne le Dr Benoît Guillon, praticien … [Read more...]
Patience, Listening and Communicating with Aphasia Patients
The RVA Aphasia Group in Richmond VA wanted to help people better understand and communicate with stroke survivors with aphasia. Aphasia is a disorder of communication that impairs a person's ability to use and comprehend language. To help family, loved ones, strangers and healthcare professionals better communicate with aphasia patients they produced an 18 minute video … [Read more...]
What Is Primary Progressive Aphasia?
A brief video to help you understand primary progressive aphasia. For more info, visit aphasia.org primary progressive aphasia,aphasia,neurological syndome,communication,language loss … [Read more...]
Aphasia: The disorder that makes you lose your words – Susan Wortman-Jutt
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/aphasia-the-disorder-that-makes-you-lose-your-words-susan-wortman-jutt Language is an essential part of our lives that we often take for granted. But, if the delicate web of language networks in your brain became disrupted by stroke, illness, or trauma, you could find yourself truly at a loss for words. Susan Wortman-Jutt details a … [Read more...]
Aphasia: A loss of words, not thoughts
Language and the ability to communicate are essential aspects of our lives that we often take for granted. This video examines what it is like to live with "aphasia," a communication disorder that can occur after brain injury, most commonly stroke. Aphasia can affect a person's ability to speak, understand spoken words, read, and write. Through interviews with Maria, Peter, and … [Read more...]